Friday 28th
… After afternoon lessons and tea … we all tidied up, and gathered valuable scrap iron, which we conveyed nail by nail to a heap by the petrol pump about 80 yards away. … zhk
Saturday 29th
The weather at first was horribly dull … but it cleared up and the afternoon was lovely … We had a wizard bathe, with terrific waves. zwr zsp
Then after tea Wood and I walked right along to Pentire head. On the way back he investigated a seagull’s nest, which entailed quite a difficult rock climb (which is absolutely forbidden). I funked it rather, but he has climbed in Austria. I did a very little very easy. There were two babies and an egg in the nest. We also saw a seal in the water. zwk zwl zmb zdg
Sunday 30th
A lovely day … I went to a N.H.S [Natural History Society] meeting, concerning coming activities. … then Wood and I took surf-board and went to bathe. Lovely big rollers, and not too many people. … After lunch we took our cameras and some bread, and went along the cliffs. We photographed spray and seagulls. … we saw a seal again. … zwr zcb zsp zph
July
Tuesday 2nd
In double biology we went down on the rocks and looked at the fauna and flora of the different level rock pools. Very interesting. … zwl
In French the Kestrel hovered outside the window for about 30 seconds. zwl
Immediately after lunch Wood, F and I biked into town, we all bought surf boards and I got a film for my camera. … zcy zsh
I got a letter from Daddy, all well. zfl
Wednesday 3rd
… We were told that Treweeks possibly had an infectious disease, that the town was out of bounds, and that we had to gargle three times a day with salt water. … zil
